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Download this free "Mr. Lucky " character line art pattern and make this your lucky day!  This design was originally hand painted as a calendar art project and it's a timeless image guaranteed to make you smile.  I transferred the design onto tracing paper, placed the tracing over a sheet of graphite paper and then transferred it onto a sheet of Acrylic Paper.  The entire design was colored using acrylic craft paints that were thinned with water to create this sample project.   Here's an expanded view of the paper used to paint this sample project.  I've use this acrylic paper for years with all types of mediums including watercolor brushes, markers, inks, gouache, tempera and tube acrylics.  This paper has a smooth linen weave finish and canvas-like texture that grabs the medium and holds the vibrancy of your colors.  It's a quality heavy weight paper that doesn't bleed through to the backing and best of all, doesn't curl when wet!  I seems a bit pr

It may be early August, but it seems the local stores have already replaced summer items on their shelves with school supplies and autumn themed merchandise! Here in Michigan, most schools do not start until after the Labor Day Weekend but many of my fellow bloggers have told me "Back to School" begins within the next few weeks.  Seems like the summer just flew by this year and I guess it's time my School Kid Characters get ready, too. Hopefully, you've had a chance to check out my latest linework pattern workbook release and have used the images to creatively embellish and personalize book totes, notebooks, wearables, and more. You can download the printable .pdf or order paperback editions of " School Bells are Ringing " book right now at Annie Things Possible!